Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern Africa, 1976

Northern Africa
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern Africa was 6.29 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 4,119,430 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.29
Births
4,119,430
Births per 1,000 people
42.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
97,131,345
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-145.20.4%30,898
15-19105.08.4%529,983
20-24275.922.0%1,160,698
25-29309.124.6%1,039,674
30-34259.620.7%688,705
35-39184.914.7%426,002
40-4490.57.2%194,748
45-4924.52.0%46,390
50-541.50.1%2,325